Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-29
MANCHESTER NEWS.
rEIEas TO INTEREST THE SUNDAY
READERS OF THE DISPATCH"
what the Brick<Manufacturers are Dong
The New street-Railway-
Personal, &C.

ter and all OF them are working in iuii
blast. They are owned and operated Dy
the following gentlemen: Scott Son. W.
l.. Rollin, Carter & Bowles, Creed 1.
Davis, Blanton a. Jones, George z. Redford'
and william Reddy. Mr.. Samuel htks-
son. whose works ore in Svansbofo', lcst
above the corporate limits, makes ie"
trieks, hut his chief business Is n'Ouiulns
lilies OF clay.
In these seven yards over $50 hands are
employed, not counting the drivers VINO
haul tie bricks from the yards and the iargc
number OF persons, mostly cltlZehs Oh
Chesterfield county, who cut ana Daut tne
immense quantity OF wood used IN burnin n,
the bricks in kllns. The season Oh 1850
was not very successful one. a. the mar,
ket was dull in consequence OF the genera
deprt sslOn I'm business and the hpOr iron-
blcs experienced in tbs branch OF traue III
the earlier portions Of that year. ms year;
however, things are more bopeini anus
promising. The prices are no higher, OUT
the demand is much greater.
Most Of the manufacturers here are also
contractors, and use the bulk Of the brick'
made by them. A few, on the other hand,
manufacture to supply the trade, and only
work up their products when the supply
i much in excess Of the demand. There
il an abundance OF clay here Of superior
quality, and in This business large amount
Of capital i probably employed, and In we
ENTERPRISE some Of the most substantial
men Of this city and Richmond are en-
gagged.
Using MACHINERY.
As previously stated In this paper, Mr..
Rollin has introduced q brick-making ma
chine in his yard. A representative OF the
UiSpdfch had the pleasure few days ago
of visiting this yard, one OF the largest IN
| the city, and witnessing the machine az
work. II i Of the style known as the
| Penfeld soft. Mud Machine, and j. male at
Wilougbby, Ohio. IL works with perfect
| satisfaction.
II is run by stationary engine and has
a capacity for about $1,000 per day. The
| clav in a moist state i. placed on platform,
and as il enters the scli.iee1ing grinding
machine sufficient water dripS on 1t to
| bling ii to the right consistency. and 1t Is
| taken out at the bottom in m0uds that are
placed in position and pushed out when
| 6lled by automatic machinery. The bricks
| are more closely pressed and considered
better than those made by band, as the clay
is more thoroughly pulycrized.
In the yard are stationary and portable
pallets, In which the bricks are placed to
| dry before being packed in the kiln. The
portable pallets are most used here, the old
practice OF laying the bricks ont on the
ground TO dry having been abandoned al
most entirely, but the stationary ones, in
which the bricks are much better protected
from the weather, are being introduced IN
many places. They are used almost en-
trcly in the West and at many places
North. About fifteen men, none OF whom
are paid more than Sl.2j per day, are en-
ployed in the operation Of one Of these ma
chimes, and about ten others are employed
about the yard. By mi, method bricks are
made at about half the ordinary cost, and
the equipment costs but 200.
Mr.. Reddy has ordered machine which
will soon be placed in his yard similar to
the one operated by Mr.. ROlIln. and Blln-
ton e Jones will have a machine OF equal
capacity. but Of different kind, in their
yard in a short while.
TUE NEW RAILWAY.
Our people are very much Intercstedjn
the new street railway proposed tOHbe
built by the Manchester Railway and I'M
| provcment Company over Mayo's bridge
and along the route heretofore published
in the Dispatch. The company has not rs
| vet presented lis petition to the City COLn-
! ell OF Richmond asking the right OF way
over Fourteenth street from MayO's bridge
To Main street, but will do so SoOn-prOba-
blv before the next meeting OF the Board
OF Aldermen. The right OF way has been
gotten in Manchester. There will be no
trouble about crossing Mayo's bridge, and
It is believed that the Richmond Council
VIII, in accordance with the wish OF the peo-
pie interested. grant the privileges asked.
4 few Of the wholesale merchants on
Fourteenth street between Exchange alley
and Cary street are opposed to the track
bciGg Lid on that thOroughfare. but great
u The majority Of them are in favor OF the
scheme. believing that the business Of that
street VIII he greatly improved; land It no
doubt viii. Not many years ago The chief
wholesale business in Richmond was done
on Fifteenth aud other cross streets below
that one, a. q now they are almost deserted.
Uule,, there l., something 10 draw the people
10 this locality 9nd 20 cIunteIaot the effect
Of lbe present line. which pours the trade OF
Manchester and Chesterfield into the upper
portion Of Richmond, there j. no good rea-
son for doubtiEg that Fourteenth street
will hare tue fate Of its sister streets lower
down.
NARROW THE SIDEWALKS.
The chief argument used by those Op.
posed TO putting the road on Fourteenth
street j. that the street is so narrow that the
cars will interfere with the loading and I'M
loading Of wagons and drays in front OF the
stores. II is proposed to meet this obiec-
tion by contracting the sidewalks and
throwing more room into the street.
According to plan prepared by
Colonel Cutshaw. City Engineer, it
Is proposed to reduce the sidewalk on
the east between Cary street and EX-
change alley, half way 10 Main, to six feet,
and the one on the west to six feet at Cary
street and seven at the alley. This would
leave between the car.tIack and the side
walk at the narToweSt point Is feet .
inches, or II inches more than half the
width OF the street at present. AT the
broader point there will be - inches more on
either side Of the track. With the street
thus broadened dray and horse can stand
on either side OF the passing car and not
be interrupted. Goods, as Il general thing,
are shipped only between the hours Of T.
VI. and L. NJ, and during this time the
passing cars would consume but few
minutes, even il they in any way interfere
with business, and this Is by no means con-
cedcd.
Inc HtNllelDcH " UO are luLclt>lcu III luis
enterprise say they mean business. They are
able to build the railway, and il will be
great misfortune for any obstacle to be
thrown in the way OF anything destined TO
30 much benefit both Manchester and Rich
mond.
EVERYBODY TAKE HOLIDAY.
Tomorrow being National Decoration
day. it will be generally observed here rs
holiday. In former years hundreds OF
our people attended the memorial eXer-
cises at Hollywood, and this year will be
no exception to the rule. The post-oflice
Will be closed between the hours OF
10 A. VI. and J p. VI ; the schools
will probably be closed the latter part
Of The day, and work will be sus.
pended at tie Danyille shops. There
will be the usual number oil private pic.nics, /
and Stuart Lodge OF Odd.FellOws will give
on excursion to West Point and expect to
carry large crowd with them. The at
fractions announced are boating, fishing.
dancing, and OYSTERS The committee OF
arrangements are MessrS. A. j. Blanken.
ship, Z. ;. Moody. and j. K. Green.
PUBLIC PARK.
Friday afternoon Councilman James +.
Bradley, chairman OF the Committee on
Streets. purchased, subject to the approval
Of the City Council, one half OF square
! at Cool Spring, in BacOnsville. The ity
OF Manchester already owns half OF